2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election

2022 Conservative leadership election
Date	September 10, 2022
Convention	Shaw Centre, Ottawa
Resigning leader	Erin O'Toole
Won by	Pierre Poilievre
Candidates	6
Entrance Fee	$300,000, of which $100,000 is a refundable compliance deposit
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2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election
	Opinion polls
Turnout	64.51%
Previous Leader; Candice Bergen (interim);	Elected leader ; Pierre Poilievre;

The 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was a leadership election held by the Conservative Party of Canada to elect the successor to Erin O'Toole. He was removed on February 2, 2022, as leader by the party's caucus in the House of Commons of Canada by a vote of 73–45.^[3] Candice Bergen was chosen as interim party leader and served until a permanent leader was elected.^[4]

Five candidates were running for the position, including former Cabinet minister and Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre, former Cabinet minister, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and former Quebec Premier Jean Charest, Member of Parliament Leslyn Lewis, Member of Parliament Scott Aitchison, and Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament Roman Baber. Former member of parliament, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, and Brampton, Ontario Mayor Patrick Brown also ran for the position, but was disqualified in early July due to his campaign's alleged violations of the financial provisions of the Canada Elections Act.

On September 10, it was announced that Poilievre won the leadership on the first ballot.^[5] This was the party's first leadership election since 2004 which resulted in a first-ballot victory.

^ Tasker, John Paul (September 8, 2022). "Conservatives discuss changing plans for leadership convention in wake of Queen's death". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ Mac Sweeney, Cormac (May 25, 2022). "New @CPC_HQ Leader to be announced in Ottawa on September 10". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
^ Boutilier, Alex; Connolly, Amanda (February 2, 2022). "Erin O'Toole ousted as Conservative leader after caucus revolt". Global News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
^ Tasker, John; Boisvert, Nick (February 2, 2022). "Candice Bergen voted interim Conservative leader after caucus ousts O'Toole". CBC News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
^ Tasker, John Paul (September 10, 2022). "Conservative members pick MP Pierre Poilievre to be their new leader". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.

[1] Tasker, John Paul (September 8, 2022). "Conservatives discuss changing plans for leadership convention in wake of Queen's death". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[2] Mac Sweeney, Cormac (May 25, 2022). "New @CPC_HQ Leader to be announced in Ottawa on September 10". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[:0-3] Boutilier, Alex; Connolly, Amanda (February 2, 2022). "Erin O'Toole ousted as Conservative leader after caucus revolt". Global News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[Tasker4-4] Tasker, John; Boisvert, Nick (February 2, 2022). "Candice Bergen voted interim Conservative leader after caucus ousts O'Toole". CBC News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[:7-5] Tasker, John Paul (September 10, 2022). "Conservative members pick MP Pierre Poilievre to be their new leader". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.

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